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Okpebholo: ‘Go to hell, burn to ashes’ – Edo APC chair, Tenebe replies critics [VIDEO]

Chairman of the Edo State Chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarrett Tenebe, has challenged critics of the state governor, Monday Okpebholo, after he stuttered in his presentation of the 2025 budget estimates before the State House of Assembly on Tuesday.

DAILY POST reports that netizens had taken to social media to ridicule the governor for allegedly stuttering over numeric figures of the proposed budget size during the presentation to the State House of Assembly.

In the viral video on social media, Governor Okpebholo allegedly stuttered while pronouncing the figures in the paper presentation.

“The Edo State 2025 Appropriation Bill of 6 billion… 650… 605 billion… 76 thou… 76 million. Let me take it again. 506 billion… 605 billion… sorry… 776 billion… sorry, it’s confusing me,” he said.

Responding, the APC chairman, who dismissed the criticism, described it as baseless, attributing the governor’s error to human fallibility.

According to him, Governor Okpebholo’s stuttering was an indication of his honesty, in contrast with the state’s immediate past governor and others, insisting that the governor’s performance should speak for itself.

Tenebe said that it was normal for people to make mistakes, adding that Governor Okpebholo was not an exception.

“I don’t know figures. You see, that is how to know original and innocent people. Obaseki will not make such mistakes because he has stolen billions before. Asue Ighodalo will not make such mistakes because he has stolen billions before. Monday is not a thief, so he’s not familiar with figures.

“So, anybody who wants to talk can continue to talk. It’s nonsense. He’s the governor of the state, he’s performing, and he will continue to perform. And anybody who does not like his face should go to hell and burn to ashes, period, and thank you,” Tenebe added.

Watch the video below:

Okpebholo: ‘Go to hell, burn to ashes’ – Edo APC chair, Tenebe replies critics [VIDEO]

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